Morning journal and courier., 1887-10-13

severe but not necessarily fatal injuries, but
the accident, or the fact that she lay on the
cold cellar bottom for considerable time be-
fore being discovered, no doubt led to the
fatal result.
THE CONGREGATIONAL CONFERENCE.
Tuesday, the 9Th of November, begins at
Middletown the general conference of Con-
gregatlonal churches. The convention will
last until Thursday noon. Rev. Mr.. Hazen,
of the First church in Middletown, will de-
liver the welcoming address. Business will
be done on the first day, consisting of hear
ing reports by the snnalst, Rev. DR.. Perrin,
the statistical secretary, Rev. Mr.. Moore, the
trustees of the fund tor ministers, the direc-
tors of Missionary society of Connecticut,
delegates to American Home Missionary
society, delegates to American Missionary as
ISOLATION, committee on railroads and the
Sabbath, committee on incorporation of
churches, committee on Fast day, committee
on temperance and committee on Woman's
board. In the evening Rev. DIR. Hartranft
of the Hartford Theological seminary will
preach. Wednesday and Thursday there
will be addresses and the reading of pre-
pared papers.
INTERESTING REMARKS BY SENATOR PLATT
NORWICH, Oct. 12-The Eastern Connecti-
cut Congregational club held their annual
meeting in this city last night. Among the
speakers was Senator o. H. Platt, of Meri-
den, who pleaded for the revival of the moral
esrnestness and personal heroism which char
acterized the members of the Congregational
religious democratic societies which first ad-
vocated and achieved religious liberty in this
country and then gave birth to civil and
political freedom. He deprecated the &C.
ceptance of the word Church, as substi-
tute for meeting house." and also
the word "elector" for the word
"freeman," claiming that there
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and less significant words. He liked pro-
erosion and believed in the changes which
had taken place with reference to infant
damnation, Generalization, election, etc., and
thought the views with reference to the
heather might be properly modified. He
would not give up any of the modern COM
forts for those of the palmer and less COM
Portable meeting house of other DAYS, but be
would revive the devotion to principle. the
earnestness of conviction and the resolution
of purpose which made the meeting house
such a mighty factor in the secular as well
as religious affairs of the country in the last
century.
NoRWALK WEDDINGS.
The marriage of Miss Jessie T. Selleck to
Mr.. William E. Duncan was solemnized al
ESQ on Wednesday afternoon at the resi-
dence of the brides father, Captain Lands
Selleck, on Main street, South Norwalk. by
| the Rev. Colonel Anderson. The ceremony
was performed in the presence of small
party composed only of the relatives of the
contracting parties and was quiet and mod
est affair, owing to the recent death of the
brides mother. The bridal pair took the
1853 train for New York for a tour of ter
days or two weeks duration, and will visit
friends in Philadelphia and Baltimore, On
their return they will make their home with
Captain Selleck. They received splendid
lot of presents.
A pleasant and fe1icitous affair was the
happy marriage of Miss Lizzie B. Meeksr to
Mr.. James G. Coleburn, which occurred al
the residence of the brides parents on West
port avenue, Norwalk, Thursday evening al
$50 o'clock. select number of invited
guests were present to witness the ceremony
which was performed by Rev. DR.. Clark,
Miss Anna Olmstead officiating as brides.
maid and Mr.. Fl. F. Coleburn as groomsman
After the ceremony collation. was served
and at 8 o'clock the happy pair were driven
to the South Norwalk depot, where they en-
barked on the 9:24 train for New York. Thew
will spend week or so in Philadelphia, and
on returning will take up their residence on
Westport avenue, where the bridegroom has
house all furnished and ready for occupa
ton.
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